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Emiratization

Emiratization is a Key performance indicator of NMDC vision and mission for the past years and
surely for year 2020.

NMDC trains Emiratis in various fields and provides life skills. Various initiatives and channels have been
taken at NMDC in 2020 for boosting the U.A.E national’s talent in dredging and civil marine industry:

NMDC has signed a legal commitment with Abu Dhabi Human Resource Authority for hiring UAE
Nationals in maritime transport industry through its fresh graduate engineering program.

Fresh Graduate’s engineers are tested; interviewed and selected to start an exciting career with the
company through a two years fresh graduate program during which they learn and proceed with on
the job training on our sites and in various departments. In 2020; NMDC has hired 15 Fresh Graduate’s
Engineers U.A.E Nationals to be part of its fresh graduate’s program.

In Addition; NMDC has established its Dredging Academy through which semi- skilled U.A.E national
workforces is hired to be trained in the core activity of the business being dredging. Life dredging
simulators are established in the Academy for this particular purpose; and detailed courses are also
provided by our industry Guru.

As of 2020 U.A.E national constitutes 8% of the organization workforce and with the plan to keep
increasing it year on year.

Acknowledgment

On behalf of the Board, I wish to express our appreciation for the support and cooperation of the
financial institutions, suppliers, subcontractors, business associates and government authorities and
expect the same in future for sustaining the Company’s growth rate. The Board would like to place on
record its appreciation of the hard work, commitment and unstinting efforts put in by your Company’s
employees at all levels.

H.E. Mohamed Thani Murshed Al Rumaithi

Chairman NMDC

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